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News & Views of African Americans, Since 1968Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:11:57 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1Peggy Woodford Forbes: Wall St. history makerhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/peggy-hackley-forbes-wall-st-history-maker/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/peggy-hackley-forbes-wall-st-history-maker/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 21:19:28 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70870By Eric D. Hackley As part of my 2015 Black History Month Salute to descendants of Rev. J.W. Hackley of Niles, Mich., I’d like to present this interview with Peggy Woodford Forbes at the late 1990s Hackley Family Reunion outside Kalamazoo, Mich. That was my first time ever meeting Peggy. Her grandmother Bessie Hackley Woodford […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/peggy-hackley-forbes-wall-st-history-maker/feed/02015 New Black History—Lymon’s Law: Know your rightshttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/2015-new-black-history-lymons-law-know-rights/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/2015-new-black-history-lymons-law-know-rights/#commentsWed, 11 Feb 2015 14:00:27 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70648Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a speech and personal interview given during a recent Black Community Forum organized by Eric Hackley for speakers to address their concerns and solutions to problems not normally heard. By Retired Indiana State Police Officer Terry Lymon I think… I know the reason that officers are doing […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/2015-new-black-history-lymons-law-know-rights/feed/0A Black History Month salute to abolitionist the Rev. J.W. Hackley (1807-1856)http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/black-history-salute-to-abolitionist-rev-j-w-hackley/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/black-history-salute-to-abolitionist-rev-j-w-hackley/#commentsThu, 05 Feb 2015 20:44:44 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70490By Eric D. Hackley—The Rev. John William Hackley was my great, great, great grandfather who was born in Culpeper, Va., in 1807. He was a barber, carpenter and Baptist preacher.
His parents were Francis (mulatto) and British American Lieutenant John Hackley.]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/black-history-salute-to-abolitionist-rev-j-w-hackley/feed/0Video: Eric Hackley interview with Dorothy Colehttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/interview-dorothy-cole/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/interview-dorothy-cole/#commentsSat, 17 Jan 2015 15:11:54 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70132Ms. Cole discusses how she was abused as a 3 year-old child at home by her parents to the extent that she didn't have the opportunity to worry about Mississippi racism, segregation, lynchings, politics and Historic White Supremacists.]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/interview-dorothy-cole/feed/0Fort Wayne Black History Conversations: Dorothy Cole discusses earliest memories growing up in Benoit, Miss.http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/fort-wayne-black-history-conversations-dorothy-cole-discusses-earliest-memories-growing-benoit-miss/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/fort-wayne-black-history-conversations-dorothy-cole-discusses-earliest-memories-growing-benoit-miss/#commentsWed, 14 Jan 2015 17:00:44 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70114Overcoming the trauma of abuse ERIC HACKLEY: What are your earliest memories? DOROTHY COLE: I can remember my mom buying flour and cornmeal in 25-pound bags. And, what they did was made me a cotton sack out of the flour bag. I wasn’t allowed to chop cotton, but I was picking cotton at the age of three. […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/fort-wayne-black-history-conversations-dorothy-cole-discusses-earliest-memories-growing-benoit-miss/feed/0Video: Eric Hackley interviews Mrs. King on good credithttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/eric-hackley-interviews-mrs-king-good-credit/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/eric-hackley-interviews-mrs-king-good-credit/#commentsWed, 07 Jan 2015 13:43:10 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70043http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/eric-hackley-interviews-mrs-king-good-credit/feed/0Where’s ‘Black Justice’ in Fort Wayne?http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/wheres-black-justice-fort-wayne/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/wheres-black-justice-fort-wayne/#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 15:18:33 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=69956 By Eric D. Hackley In this instance, I am not questioning the absence of Justice for Black people in Fort Wayne, Indiana and America. I’m asking a question of, where’s the Brother who was holding the protest sign indicating the need for “Black Justice.” This gentleman had some very legitimate concerns that should be […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/wheres-black-justice-fort-wayne/feed/0Fort Wayne Black History Conversations: Mrs. King and financial liberationhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/fort-wayne-black-history-conversations-mrs-king-financial-liberation/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/fort-wayne-black-history-conversations-mrs-king-financial-liberation/#commentsFri, 02 Jan 2015 19:33:27 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=70027By Eric D. Hackley I recently had a very interesting conversation with Mrs. King, a Central High School graduate and retiree from the Indiana State Development Center, commonly known as State School. This is what she had to say: ERIC HACKLEY: Mrs. King many of us folks with a history in Fort Wayne know about […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/fort-wayne-black-history-conversations-mrs-king-financial-liberation/feed/0Happy New Year 2015http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/happy-new-year-2015/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/happy-new-year-2015/#commentsThu, 01 Jan 2015 06:00:48 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=69994By Eric D. Hackley Dear Readers of Frost Illustrated and the Hackley Report: I’ve sincerely enjoyed challenging the local downtown statuesque mindset and the Willie Lynch Slave Mentality of scared blacks in Fort Wayne who are praying to Jesus waiting on Him to perform the miracle of Universal Love, Peace and Tranquility. And, I’m also […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2015/happy-new-year-2015/feed/0End of 2014 Black Community Forum at the Pontiac Branch Libraryhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/end-2014-black-community-forum-pontiac-branch-library/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/end-2014-black-community-forum-pontiac-branch-library/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 17:00:28 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=69955FORT WAYNE—Television show host and journalist Eric Hackley is scheduled to host an “End of the 2014″ open mic Black Community Forum and conduct individual interviews from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26 and Saturday Dec. 27 at the Pontiac Branch Library 2215 S. Hanna St. All are welcome and admission is free. […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/end-2014-black-community-forum-pontiac-branch-library/feed/0Open Letter to Northeast Indiana and Downtown Fort Wayne political and business leadershttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/open-letter-northeast-indiana-downtown-fort-wayne-political-business-leaders/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/open-letter-northeast-indiana-downtown-fort-wayne-political-business-leaders/#commentsFri, 14 Nov 2014 13:56:49 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=68982By Eric D. Hackley Dear Visionaries, I can no longer maintain my silence concerning what looks like to me as a Northeast Indiana history re-write. I encourage everyone to go to www.neindiana.com/workshop/. Please read about their “Our-Story” Project. {Yes it’s called Our-Story} . In my opinion, this “project” as stated is dangerous, lacks substance, it is […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/open-letter-northeast-indiana-downtown-fort-wayne-political-business-leaders/feed/0Violence, killing: The ‘hidden’ centerpiece of Fort Wayne historyhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/violence-killing-hidden-centerpiece-fort-wayne-history/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/violence-killing-hidden-centerpiece-fort-wayne-history/#commentsThu, 04 Sep 2014 14:44:47 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=67912By Eric D. Hackley Everyday it seems as though if the police aren’t on the TV news killing black people, black people are on the TV news killing black people. The one thing Fort Wayne’s blacks never seem to do is to take a momentary peek at our local history for insights into this violence […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/violence-killing-hidden-centerpiece-fort-wayne-history/feed/0Community initiative recommendation from ‘War on Willie Lynch Community Forum’http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/community-initiative-recommendation-from-war-on-willie-lynch-community-forum/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/community-initiative-recommendation-from-war-on-willie-lynch-community-forum/#commentsFri, 11 Jul 2014 12:53:03 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=65473Bike trails a key issue for community health, well being By Eric D. Hackley Starting out today’s forum is a response from Edward Young. Pay close attention how the broader idea of “Black Unity” evolves and makes sense to be the centerpiece of a movement liberate ourselves from Willie Lynch Slave Mentality, being fat and […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/community-initiative-recommendation-from-war-on-willie-lynch-community-forum/feed/0Anti-Willie Lynch forum set for June 28http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/anti-willie-lynch-forum-set-for-june-28/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/anti-willie-lynch-forum-set-for-june-28/#commentsWed, 25 Jun 2014 13:51:12 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=65170Uncut Special presentation—From time to time, Frost Illustrated exercises its commitment to present voices straight from the community. Oftentimes, those voices insist on getting across a totally uncensored message to pre- serve their cadence and context. In an effort to honor such voices, we offer the following Uncut Special Presentation unedited and written exactly as […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/anti-willie-lynch-forum-set-for-june-28/feed/0Keith and Nicole Woolridge: Dallas, Chicago roots create unique leadership chemistry for Eagle’s Nesthttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/keith-and-nicole-woolridge-dallas-chicago-roots-create-unique-leadership-chemistry-for-eagles-nest/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/keith-and-nicole-woolridge-dallas-chicago-roots-create-unique-leadership-chemistry-for-eagles-nest/#commentsThu, 05 Jun 2014 17:43:23 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=64827By Eric D. Hackley Eric Hackley: Why did you want to become the new directors and take on the task of rebuilding the Eagle’s Nest Youth Center? Nicole Woolridge: Because we love working with children. With my husband Keith being from Texas and me being from Chicago, we see that there are so many children out here […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/keith-and-nicole-woolridge-dallas-chicago-roots-create-unique-leadership-chemistry-for-eagles-nest/feed/0Lynchitis—A subcategory of Willie Lynch Slave Mentalityhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/lynchitis-a-subcategory-of-willie-lynch-slave-mentality/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/lynchitis-a-subcategory-of-willie-lynch-slave-mentality/#commentsWed, 28 May 2014 18:10:34 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=64687Uncut Special presentation—From time to time, Frost Illustrated exercises its commitment to present voices straight from the community. Oftentimes, those voices insist on getting across a totally uncensored message to pre- serve their cadence and context. In an effort to honor such voices, we offer the following Uncut Special Presentation unedited and written exactly as […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/lynchitis-a-subcategory-of-willie-lynch-slave-mentality/feed/0Igniting your entrepreneurial spirit: Interview with Ms. Shontel Norwood-Vignaude, beauty consultant at Mary Kayhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/igniting-your-entrepreneurial-spirit-interview-with-ms-shontel-norwood-vignaude-beauty-consultant-at-mary-kay/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/igniting-your-entrepreneurial-spirit-interview-with-ms-shontel-norwood-vignaude-beauty-consultant-at-mary-kay/#commentsThu, 22 May 2014 12:36:52 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=64545By Eric D. Hackley Eric Hackley: A lot of what you spoke about tonight was centered around personal goal setting. Did being involved with Mary Kay teach you that, or did you come to the table with a pretty good concept of already knowing how to set and achieve goals? Shontel Norwood-Vignaude: I was born with […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/igniting-your-entrepreneurial-spirit-interview-with-ms-shontel-norwood-vignaude-beauty-consultant-at-mary-kay/feed/0Charita Niedermeyer: Breaking stereotypes, cultivating innercity women huntershttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/charita-niedermeyer-breaking-stereotypes-cultivating-innercity-women-hunters/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/charita-niedermeyer-breaking-stereotypes-cultivating-innercity-women-hunters/#commentsTue, 13 May 2014 17:35:21 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=64390By Eric Hackley Eric Hackley: I’ve seen pictures of you fishing, hunting with a bow and arrow and shooting birds with a shotgun. This is somewhat untypical. Charita Niedermeyer: If you go back in my history, I’m from what people call the mean streets of Gary, Ind. Gary is real close to Chicago. So we’re […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/charita-niedermeyer-breaking-stereotypes-cultivating-innercity-women-hunters/feed/0Interview with Edward Young: Bible key to understanding who ‘we’ arehttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/interview-with-edward-young-bible-key-to-understanding-who-we-are/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/interview-with-edward-young-bible-key-to-understanding-who-we-are/#commentsThu, 08 May 2014 15:31:09 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=64247By Eric D. Hackley Eric Hackley: Jim Redmond earlier expressed discontent in the social absence of black pastors and their community leadership. Please correct the flaws in Mr. Redmond’s scathing black situation analysis. Edward Young: On Pimpology? There is no correction. He was right on time with that! You know what my stance on that subject has […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/interview-with-edward-young-bible-key-to-understanding-who-we-are/feed/0The truth about spiritual identityhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/the-truth-about-spiritual-identity/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/the-truth-about-spiritual-identity/#commentsWed, 30 Apr 2014 16:27:12 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=64003By Eddie Arrington Presented by Eric D. Hackley In my travels, my personal and spiritual understanding of blackness means that something is devoid of light. So, if you’re devoid of light, how can you claim a right to our Father who sits on the Throne? How can you claim that if you say, you’re walking […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/the-truth-about-spiritual-identity/feed/0C & K Budget Mentors—a biblical approach to erasing debthttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/c-k-budget-mentors-a-biblical-approach-to-erasing-debt/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/c-k-budget-mentors-a-biblical-approach-to-erasing-debt/#commentsTue, 22 Apr 2014 18:54:12 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=63865http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/c-k-budget-mentors-a-biblical-approach-to-erasing-debt/feed/0‘Preachergate’ continued: Elders step up to bathttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/preachergate-continued-elders-step-up-to-bat/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/preachergate-continued-elders-step-up-to-bat/#commentsWed, 16 Apr 2014 17:47:23 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=63537Questions again arise about Adams Center Landfill money By Eric D. Hackley Editor’s note: The following interview with George Middleton, James Redmond and Limuel Coats continues a discussion that Eric Hackley earlier had with community activist James Redmond, who was highly critical of a significant number of ministers in the community. George Middleton: I understand what […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/preachergate-continued-elders-step-up-to-bat/feed/0Put Fort Wayne history back into Indiana, U.S. history bookshttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/put-fort-wayne-history-back-into-indiana-u-s-history-books/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/put-fort-wayne-history-back-into-indiana-u-s-history-books/#commentsWed, 09 Apr 2014 16:26:19 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=63310By Eric D. Hackley Editor’s note: The following is the transcript of a Hackonomics program covering the release of Eric Hackley’s new book, “KEKIONGA BLACKS’ War on HIS-Story & Slave Mentality.” The book release was held recently at the Little Turtle Branch of the Allen County Public Library: Introduction of speaker Eric Hackley by Carla […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/put-fort-wayne-history-back-into-indiana-u-s-history-books/feed/0‘Our ancestors recognized that education was the first step on the road to freedom’http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/condra-ridley-education-first-step-on-road-to-freedom/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/condra-ridley-education-first-step-on-road-to-freedom/#commentsThu, 27 Mar 2014 21:45:54 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=63154Interview with Chief Condra Ridley By Eric. D. Hackley The following is the transcription of an interview Chief Condra Ridley who introduced and spoke on One on One Education Services, founded by Ms. Jimella Harris during a Black History Month taping of Hackonomics: “Thank you Eric. I appreciate your always being right on time in […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/condra-ridley-education-first-step-on-road-to-freedom/feed/0If you’re tired, stand up!http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/if-youre-tired-stand-up/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/if-youre-tired-stand-up/#commentsThu, 20 Mar 2014 18:52:57 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=62970We are responsible for stopping violence in the community By Eric D. Hackley Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of an interview writer, journalist and researcher Eric Hackley conducted with community activist Denise Trigg who is working to raise aware about and cure the violence that is plaguing our community—violence that took her son […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/if-youre-tired-stand-up/feed/0Clearing up “perceived” racial confusion in my book title: ‘KEKIONGA BLACKS’ War on HIS-Story & Slave Mentality’http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/clearing-up-perceived-racial-confusion-in-my-book-title-kekionga-blacks-war-on-his-story-slave-mentality/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/clearing-up-perceived-racial-confusion-in-my-book-title-kekionga-blacks-war-on-his-story-slave-mentality/#commentsWed, 19 Mar 2014 16:52:08 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=62807By Eric D. Hackley The following is a point, counterpoint discussion that I had with Scott Maitland on HackonomicsTV on Facebook. Scott is a late 20s to early 30s white dude who I’ve known for about five years. He’s never shy about giving his opinion about black people from his perspective. I told him at […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/clearing-up-perceived-racial-confusion-in-my-book-title-kekionga-blacks-war-on-his-story-slave-mentality/feed/0Video: Eric Hackley interviews James Redmondhttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/video-eric-hackley-interviews-james-redmond/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/video-eric-hackley-interviews-james-redmond/#commentsWed, 12 Mar 2014 14:27:58 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=62681James Redmond expresses frustration with Fort Wayne, Indiana Black Pastors not showing forthright, non-apologetic Black Community leadership...]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/video-eric-hackley-interviews-james-redmond/feed/0James ‘Jim’ Redmond ‘declares war’ on jackleg preachershttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/james-jim-redmond-declares-war-on-jackleg-preachers/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/james-jim-redmond-declares-war-on-jackleg-preachers/#commentsTue, 11 Mar 2014 19:42:06 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=62535By Eric D. Hackley REDMOND: I could go on and on about my experiences in Fort Wayne. They haven’t been pleasant. I try to support our black businesses in Fort Wayne as much I can. We’re going to have to unite. We can forget about the churches because they’re not going to do anything. Now you […]]]>http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/james-jim-redmond-declares-war-on-jackleg-preachers/feed/0Infusing Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman’s spirit into Fort Wayne blackshttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/infusing-seattle-seahawks-richard-shermans-spirit-into-fort-wayne-blacks/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/infusing-seattle-seahawks-richard-shermans-spirit-into-fort-wayne-blacks/#commentsSat, 15 Feb 2014 03:36:40 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=61584http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/infusing-seattle-seahawks-richard-shermans-spirit-into-fort-wayne-blacks/feed/1What a day: Unity Day Celebration brings out inspiring peoplehttp://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/unity-day-celebration-brings-out-inspiring-people/
http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/unity-day-celebration-brings-out-inspiring-people/#commentsThu, 30 Jan 2014 16:01:59 +0000http://www.frostillustrated.com/?p=61328http://www.frostillustrated.com/2014/unity-day-celebration-brings-out-inspiring-people/feed/0